Psa 2, Psa 113 | ESV | STEP | Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain ?

an[See ver. 1 above]

Psalms 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^aWhy do ^bthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^dAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^eburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^fsits in the heavens ^glaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his ^hwrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have ⁱset my King
on ^jZion, my ^kholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^l“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^mthe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ⁿbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^pa rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^qa potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 ^rServe the Lord with ^sfear,
and ^trejoice with ^utrembling.
12 ^vKiss ^wthe Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his ^xwrath is quickly kindled.
^yBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalms 113

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

1 ^zPraise the Lord!
^aaPraise, O ^abservants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
2 ^acBlessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
3 ^adFrom the rising of the sun to its setting,
^aethe name of the Lord is ^afto be praised!
4 The Lord is ^aghigh above all nations,
and his ^ahglory above the heavens!
5 ^aiWho is like the Lord our God,
who is seated on high,
6 who ^ajlooks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He ^akraises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them ^alsit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He ^amgives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
^anPraise the Lord!